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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.4

Honor Nityānanda Prabhu and His subbranches

“Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu is the topmost branch of the indestructible tree of eternal love of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. I offer my respectful obeisances to all the subbranches of that topmost branch.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 11.4, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is described as the indestructible tree of eternal love of Godhead.
  • Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu is the topmost branch of that tree.
  • The author offers respectful obeisances to all the subbranches of that topmost branch.

Try this today

Offer respectful obeisances to all the subbranches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.

Ask yourself

How does this image help me appreciate Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu and His subbranches?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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